ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2017
Falls and Fear of Falling among Persons Who Receive Housing Adaptations-Results from a Quasi-Experimental Study in Sweden.
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- Exploring Indoor Home Environment Factors Influencing Fear of Falling: A Systematic Review.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2025Pooled it
- Experiences of Persons With Disabilities Regarding Home Adaptation and Assistive Products in a Rural Community of Northern Thailand: Qualitative Study.Asian/Pacific Island nursing journal · 2026Article
- Exploring housing policies in five Swedish municipalities: alternatives and priorities.BMC public health · 2022Article
- One-Year Changes in Activities of Daily Living, Usability, Falls and Concerns about Falling, and Self-Rated Health for Different Housing Adaptation Client Profiles.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- An Economic Evaluation Framework for Government-Funded Home Adaptation Schemes: A Quantitative Approach.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- "Nomen Omen": Exploring Connected Healthcare through the Perspective of Name Omen.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Home Hazards With Fear of Falling: Findings From the Baseline Study of the Malaysian Elders Longitudinal Research (MELoR).Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
- Effects of the Application of a Program of Adapted Utilitarian Judo (JUA) on the Fear of Falling Syndrome (FOF) for the Health Sustainability of the Elderly Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life among People Applying for Housing Adaptations: Associated Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
While health might deteriorate through the ageing and disablement process, the impacts of disability can be reduced by adapting the environment. This study aimed to investigate the effects of applying a standardized research-based strategy to housing adaptation as compared to ordinary practice with respect to falls and fear of falling. Another aim was to investigate the overall effects of housing adaptations on fall-related outcomes over time. In total, 196 clients were included at baseline, with follow-up at 3 and 6 months after the housing adaptation was implemented. The only significant difference between the two approaches was identified with respect to fear of falling at 3 months after the housing adaptation, but not after 6 months. The number of clients reporting actual falls increased over time in both sites, whereas the number of reported near-falls decreased most in the intervention site, but without significant differences. Thus, the patterns of differences between the sites are inconsistent, as are the patterns of change in fall-related outcomes. An overall conclusion is that if the goal is to improve fall-related outcomes, housing adaptation should be complemented with other interventions preventing falls and explicitly address the clients' activity limitations. In addition, longer follow-up times are necessary.
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